Hypertension, for instance, can increase an individual's risk of post-TAVR hospitalization or mortality, according to a new analysis of more than 350 high-risk patients.
Major league pitchers put a tremendous amount of stress on their arms and new imaging insights can give players a competitive advantage on their road to recovery.
Reperforming lateral knee radiographs is common practice but consumes unnecessary resources and exposes patients to added radiation, experts explained in Radiography.
Along with AI and machine learning, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other technologies currently changing healthcare delivery.
Dr. Tamer Ibrahim (middle) and Dr. Tales Santini (right) in the Radiofrequency Research Facility at Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering. Santini holds the housing of the Tic-Tac-Toe coil system. Photo: University of Pittsburgh.
An estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. live with sickle cell disease, which disproportionately affects African Americans.
![Large peridevice leaks after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) are incredibly rare and not associated with a greater risk of adverse outcomes, according to new research published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.[1] Smaller residual links are more common, however, and associated with a risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events.](/sites/default/files/styles/top_stories/public/2018-08/olderpatient-doctor.jpg.webp?itok=Cv18wcDr)
